My Gift ...

March 30, 1994

"The gift I would give to the world is [to be able) to go where you want to go, and do what you want to do. There are people that cannot come to the United States without a passport, and I would like to give them the freedom to come here whenever they want.

Julie Agneri, seventh grade

Parkway Middle School

"The gift I would give to the world is less killing, pollution and fewer oil spills."

Ruby Wilson Parkway Middle School

"If I could, I'd give ... better understanding of each other. If our world had this, the ignorance and prejudice that people have against each other would never exist and true unity could finally come shining through."

Tianna Richards

Parkway Middle School

"... the thing I would give the most is that every child would go to bed with a full stomach, because children are dying every day of hunger and disease."

Joselyn Tummons, seventh grade

Parkway Middle School

"I would want to give the world the gift of knowledge, that way everyone would have a job and no one would be homeless or hungry."

Lionel Fleming, fourth grade

Bennett Elementary School

"My gift would be to stop all murder and drugs. I would invent a medicine that could cure all diseases. There would be no wars and we could give homes and jobs to all the homeless people. Blacks and whites would learn to get along and not fight. There would be no guns!''

Jessica Riblet, third grade

Bennett Elementary School

"I would try to stop racism because we are the same inside. I would try to stop all shooting."

Alexandra Exterkamp, third grade

Bennett Elementary School

Students at Sanders Park Elementary School in Pompano Beach want to know: What animal would you choose if you could have any pet? Mail your answers to Berta Delgado, c/o Sun-Sentinel, 200 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33301.